73 - Your Team Needs to Fail

Most companies say they want innovation—until someone fails.

Then the meetings start. The blame begins. The courage disappears.

In this episode of Ignoring the Rules, Wayne Robertson explains why great project teams need the freedom to take intelligent risks, make mistakes, and learn quickly. You will discover how perfection-driven managers create fear, silence creativity, and drive top performers away—and how strong leaders build guardrails instead of cages.

Because without failure, there is no innovation. There is only safe, average work.

Take risks even if you might fail.